1Associate Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Dr. V. M. Govt. Medical College and Shree. C.S.M.G. Hospital, Solapur
2Professor & Head, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Dr. V. M. Govt. Medical College and Shree. C.S.M.G. Hospital, Solapur
3Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Dr. V. M. Govt. Medical College and Shree. C.S.M.G. Hospital, Solapur
*Corresponding author: Dr Satin K Meshram Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Dr. V. M. Govt. Medical College and Shree. C.S.M.G. Hospital, Solapur, Maharashtra, 413003 Email: drsatinfmt@yahoo.co.in Phone number: 9960473500
Online published on 16 August, 2018.
Owing to extensive use of electricity in home and industries, electrocution injuries are one of the common causes of morbidity and mortality in India. Most of the deaths were either instantaneous or immediate and most of the deaths were preventable by electrocution. It signifies that people living at home did not have elementary knowledge of risks of electrocution; therefore awareness about use of good quality electric appliances and cables is the need of the hour.
This study was carried out with the aim to find out profile of death due electrocution and spread awareness for it.
This retrospective 3 yearautopsy study during the period of January 2014 to December 2016 of deaths due to electrocution from the medico-legal deaths reported to our institution.
Our study revealed that the most of the victims were men aged between 20 and 50 years who died at working place due to accidental manner. This study also shows a typical seasonal and diurnal variation, according to which the incidences of electrocution were typically higher in the season of monsoon. Most of the cases were spot dead.
Majority of the electrocution deaths occurred in the day time. Prevention is the gold standard and it can be achieved with proper awareness about handling of electrical appliances.
Electrocution, Fatal, Accidental deaths, electrical injury
